PARFOCALISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. PARFOCALISE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PARFOCALISE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PARFOCALISE is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PARFOCALISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PARFOCALISE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PARFOCALISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PARFOCALISE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with PARFOCALISE
2 longer words begin with PARFOCALISE.
Shorter words from the letters in PARFOCALISE
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Common questions about PARFOCALISE
- Is PARFOCALISE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PARFOCALISE is not in it.
- How many points is PARFOCALISE worth?
- PARFOCALISE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PARFOCALISE?
- PARFOCALISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PARFOCALISE:
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